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nant of endowment which yields an
income of abont So 900 year.
The collections from the church
amount to $2,50O more. The number
of students in the College is at pres
ent 6s, of whom only about two-thirds
pay tuition. From all these sources
the Faculty have derived during the
past year only about IS per cent. of
the amount of their salaries. Besides
this, the buildings are greatly out of
repair.
Considerable discussion sprung up
in the methods proposed in the report
for the relief of the College. Without
coming to conclusion, it was made
the special order for Monday at 10
o'clock.
The Joint Board of Finance made
their report and distributed money to
Conference claimants.
Conference then adjourned.
The afternoon and night of Satur-
day was devoted 10 missionary meet
ings. Rev. Young j. Allen, D. D.,
addressed large audiences at $50
o'clock P. NJ, and again at night.
His long residence in China and his
close observations in that country and
Japan enable him to give his hearers a
very clear and comprehensive view of
the customs institutions and policy of
those far off nations. The most won
derful thing brought to light by the
speaker was that there is rapidly grow
ing desire in both these countries to be-
come acquainted with Western civili-
zation, and willingness to adopt with
the civilization, the religion also Of
and America.
FIFTH DAY-DECEMBER 4.
The pulpit of the Baptist. the Pres
Lyterian, and the various colored
churches in the city were occupied by
of tire Conference. Bishop
preached at II o'clock in
the Methodist church and ordained
the Deacons elected on Saturday, viz:
E. Olin Watson, J. Marcellus Stead
man. A. McSwain Attaway, It. G.
Ligon, Walter I. Herbert, John Owen,
J. Fletcher Anderson, Duncan J. Cal.
houn and w. T. Patrick.
In the afternoon mass meeting for
the children was held, addressed by
the Bishop and others. At night the
service was held. Obituary
sketches of G. D. Powell, M. A. Nc
Kibben, Dennis j. Simmons, D. D.
Byars, and Albert NJ. Shipp were read
and adopted, after which the Elders
we're ordained. They are J. w.
Neely, VIM. w. Daniel, James E,
Grier, J. D. Frierson, Benjamin M.
Grier, G. Pierce Watson; D. Peters
Boyd, George R. Whitaker, H. G.
Bethea, Samuel J. Bethea, w. G.
Gleaton and 8. D. Hutchins.
SIXTH DAY-DECEMBER 5.
The Conference convened at the
appointed hour. Devotions were led
by L. Wood. Bishop McTyiere took
the chair. The minntes were read
and some routine business of no gen.
eral interest was transacted.
The question of the admission Of
preachers on trial in the travelling
was taken up. Robert L.
Stanslaus s. Blanchard,
Alston B. Earle, Wesley E. Barr:
James w. Kilgo, Watson B. Duncan,
John L. Harley, Robert A. Yougne,
T. Blackman, Walter M. Zim-
norman, J. Pierce Attaway, Wash
ington L. Waite, H. Gaines Scudday
and James E. Mahafey, fourteen in
all were admitted on trial.
Winnsboro was chosen with great
unanimity as the place for holding the
next session of the Conference.
A paper in regard to the attendance
Of members of the Church upon
worldly amusements was read by
DR.. Whitefoord Smith, and adopted.
The report of the Committe on the
Bible Cause was read by VIM. Mar
tin. Rev. T. H. Law, Superintend-
ent of Bible distribution in North and
South Carolina addressed the Confer
ence, after which the report was adopt
ed.
The report of the Board of Educa-
ton, laid on the table OH Saturday
was taken up and and after discussion
and amendment was adopted. 1t pro-
vides plan for raising $500 for the
repairs to the College by the first of
June, and also authorize the Financial
Agent of the College to undertake the
raising of an additional amount of
forty or fifty thousand dollars for the
edowment of the College.
The Conference then adjourned to
meet at 81 o'clock.
SIXTH DAY-AFTERNOON SESSION.
Conference met at $50 o'clock.
Prayer was offered by J. B. Traywick.
The Minutes of the morning session
we're read and approved.
The Committee on Temperance, J.